Individual Details
Thomas Ervin "Tom" PRATHER
(5 Nov 1894 - 12 Jul 1985)
Events
| Birth | 5 Nov 1894 | Gainesville, Cooke Co., TX |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Blue Ridge, Howard Co., Ark | | ||
| Living | 1917 | Eddy Co., NM | | ||
| Census | 1920 | in rooming house, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM | | ||
| Marriage | 25 Dec 1920 | Davidson Co., TN - Sarah PARIS | | ||
| Living | 1922 | Grand Valley, Mesa Co., CO | | ||
| Military | 15 Dec 1922 | St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | DeBeque, Mesa Co., CO - Sarah PARIS | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Garfield Co., CO - Sarah PARIS | | ||
| Living | 1942 | DeBeque, Mesa Co., CO | | ||
| Death | 12 Jul 1985 | Grand Junction, Mesa Co., CO | | ||
| Alt name | Thomas 'Edwin' PRATHER | ||||
| Burial | Memorial Gardens, Grand Junction, Mesa Co., CO | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah PARIS (1895 - 1974) |
| Child | Robert Ewin "Bob" PRATHER (1921 - 2011) |
| Child | William Courtney "Bill" PRATHER (1923 - 2007) |
| Child | Pauline Elizabeth "Polly" PRATHER (1927 - 2014) |
| Child | Dr. Thomas Ross "Tom" PRATHER PhD (1938 - 2022) |
| Father | Francis Cicero "Frank" PRATHER (1867 - 1940) |
| Mother | Buena ERVIN (1870 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Robert Pemberton PRATHER (1895 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Frank 'Watts' PRATHER (1897 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Rowena PRATHER (1901 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Jessie May PRATHER (1904 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Euphemia Dorothy PRATHER (1907 - 1999) |
| Sibling | John Paul PRATHER (1911 - 1914) |
| Sibling | H. Mary Elizabeth PRATHER (1915 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
From: Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (FamilySearch), SSDI and Eddy Co., NM WWI Draft Registration; 1922 military record; United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (FamilySearch); gravestone shows just 1892.Census
Age 9, shown as "Ewin".Living
From draft registration.Census
Age 25Marriage
From: Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950 (FamilySearch).Living
From military record.Military
From: United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 (FamilySearch).Census (family)
Thomas E Prather 35Sarah P Prather 34
Robert E Prather 8
William C Prather 6
Pauline E Prather 2-11/12
Census (family)
Thomas E Prather Head Male 45 TexasSarah Prather Wife Female 44 Tennessee
Robert E Prather Son Male 18 Tennessee
William C Prather Son Male 16 Colorado
Pauline Prather Daughter Female 12 Colorado
Thomas R Prather Son Male 2 Colorado
William T O Dell Hired hand Male 46 Texas
Living
From draft registration.Death
Gravestone shows just 1985; SSDI indicates Jul 1985.Burial
Gravestone shows "Thomas E."Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31367306.